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Friday, June 7, 2013

All 52 matches of FIFA U-20 World Cup to be shown on ESPN Networks

Soccer fans have something new to celebrate. All 52 matches of the FIFA U-20 World Cup will be available to watch, mostly on ESPN3 until the quarterfinals. However every USA and Mexico game will be on ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPNU, and a few select other games will be on ESPNU. All USA and Mexico games also have the announcing assignments included. All 4 quarterfinal games, the 2 semifinal games, and the 3rd place game will be live on ESPNU while the championship will be live on ESPN. Below is the press release announcing the details.

ESPN Networks to Present all 52 Matches of 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup from Turkey, June 21 – July 13

The ESPN networks will present all 52 matches of the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup from Turkey — June 21 – July 13 – with 21 games on ESPNU including the quarterfinals and semifinals, and the final live from Istanbul on ESPN. All games will also be available live and on replay on computers, smartphones and tablets via WatchESPN. The tournament will kick off Friday, June 21, with two matches beginning at 10:45 a.m. ET on ESPN3, and the U.S. National team will begin its campaign on ESPN and WatchESPN at 1:45 p.m. against perennial power Spain.

The 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup will feature the next crop of international stars from 24 countries, including defending champion Brazil, as well as Mexico and the United States. The U.S. team, coached by former U.S. Men’s National team star Tab Ramos, will make its seventh consecutive appearance in the tournament and is helmed by defender Caleb Stanko, who co-captained the team during the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. Previous U.S. teams have fielded current USMNT stalwarts Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore.

ESPN play-by-play commentators Adrian Healey and Max Bretos and analysts Taylor Twellmanand Monica Gonzalez will be calling the action from all U.S. and Mexico matches. The networks will utilize the English-language world feed and commentators provided by FIFA for the remaining games. ESPN’s multiplatform coverage of the event will include ESPNFC blog posts from Jeff Carlisle, who will be covering the U.S. team throughout the tournament alongside Doug McIntyre.

2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, United States and Mexico Matches:

Date

Time (ET)

Match / Commentators

Site

Network(s)

Fri, Jun 21

1:45 p.m.

United States vs. SpainAdrian Healey, Taylor Twellman

Istanbul Arena
Istanbul

ESPN2, WatchESPN

Sat, Jun 22

10:45 a.m.

Mexico vs. GreeceMax Bretos, Monica Gonzalez

Kamil Ocak Stadium
Gaziantep, Turkey

ESPN, WatchESPN

Mon, Jun 24

10:45 a.m.

France vs. United StatesHealey, Twellman

Istanbul Arena

ESPN2, WatchESPN

Tue, Jun 25

10:45 a.m.

Mexico vs. ParaguayHealey, Gonzalez

Kamil Ocak Stadium

ESPN2, WatchESPN

Thu, Jun 27

12:45 p.m.

Ghana vs. United StatesHealey/Twellman

Kadir Has Stadium
Kayseri, Turkey

ESPNU, WatchESPN

Fri, Jun 28

10:45 a.m.

Mali vs. MexicoBretos/Gonzalez

Kamil Ocak Stadium

ESPNU, WatchESPN

Full 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup on ESPN Schedule:

Date

Time (ET)

Match / Commentators

Site

Network(s)

Fri, Jun 21

10:45 a.m.

Cuba vs. South Korea

Kadir Has Stadium
Kayseri, Turkey

ESPN3

10:45 a.m.

France vs. Ghana

Istanbul Arena
Istanbul

ESPN3

1:45 p.m.

Nigeria vs. Portugal

Kadir Has Stadium

ESPN3

1:45 p.m.

United States vs. SpainHealey/Twellman

Istanbul Arena

ESPN2, WatchESPN

Sat, Jun 22

10:45 a.m.

Colombia vs. Australia

Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium
Trabzon, Turkey

ESPN3

10:45 a.m.

Mexico vs. GreeceBretos/Gonzalez

Kamil Ocak Stadium
Gaziantep, Turkey

ESPN, WatchESPN

1:45 p.m.

Turkey vs. El Salvador

Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium
Trabzon, Turkey

ESPNU, WatchESPN

1:45 p.m.

Paraguay vs. Mali

Kamil Ocak Stadium

ESPN3

Sun, Jun 23

9:45 a.m.

New Zealand vs. Uzbekistan

Ataturk Stadium
Bursa, Turkey

ESPN3

10:45 a.m.

Chile vs. Egypt

Akdeniz University Stadium
Antalya, Turkey

ESPN3

12:45 p.m.

Uruguay vs. Croatia

Ataturk Stadium

ESPN3

1:45 p.m.

England vs. Iraq

Akdeniz University

ESPNU, WatchESPN

Mon, Jun 24

10:45 a.m.

France vs. United StatesHealey, Twellman

Istanbul Arena

ESPN2, WatchESPN

10:45 a.m.

Cuba vs. Nigeria

Kadir Has Stadium

ESPN3

1:45 p.m.

Spain vs. Ghana

Istanbul Arena

ESPNU, WatchESPN

1:45 p.m.

Portugal vs. South Korea

Kadir Has Stadium

ESPN3

Tue, Jun 25

10:45 a.m.

Mexico vs. ParaguayHealey, Gonzalez

Kamil Ocak Stadium

ESPN2, WatchESPN

10:45 a.m.

Australia vs. El Salvador

Yeni Sehir Stadium
Rize, Turkey

ESPN3

1:45 p.m.

Turkey vs. Colombia

Yeni Sehir Stadium

ESPNU, WatchESPN

1:45 p.m.

Mali vs. Greece

Kamil Ocak Stadium

ESPN3

Wed, Jun 26

10:45 a.m.

Chile vs. England

Akdeniz University Stadium

ESPN3

10:45 a.m.

New Zealand vs. Uruguay

Ataturk Stadium

ESPN3

1:45 p.m.

Iraq vs. Egypt

Akdeniz University Stadium

ESPN3

1:45 p.m.

Croatia vs. Uzbekistan

Ataturk Stadium

ESPN3

Thu, Jun 27

9:45 a.m.

South Korea vs. Nigeria

Istanbul Arena

ESPN3

9:45 a.m.

Portugal vs. Cuba

Kadir Has Stadium

ESPN3

12:45 p.m.

Ghana vs. United StatesHealey, Twellman

Kadir Has Stadium

ESPNU, WatchESPN

12:45 p.m.

Spain vs. France

Istanbul Arena

WatchESPN, ESPNU (at 7 p.m.)

Fri, Jun 28

10:45 a.m.

Mali vs. MexicoBretos, Gonzalez

Kamil Ocak Stadium

ESPNU, WatchESPN

10:45 a.m.

Greece vs. Paraguay

Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium

ESPN3

1:45 p.m.

Australia vs. Turkey

Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium

ESPN3

1:45 p.m.

El Salvador vs. Colombia

Kamil Ocak Stadium

ESPN3

Sat, Jun 29

10:45 a.m.

Uzbekistan vs. Uruguay

Akdeniz University Stadium

ESPN3

10:45 a.m.

Croatia vs. New Zealand

Ataturk Stadium

ESPN3

1:45 p.m.

Egypt vs. England

Ataturk Stadium

ESPNU, WatchESPN

1:45 p.m.

Iraq vs. Chile

Akdeniz University Stadium

ESPN3

Tue, Jul 2

10:45 a.m.

Round of 16

Istanbul Arena

ESPNU, WatchESPN

10:45 a.m.

Round of 16

Kamil Ocak Stadium

WatchESPN,
ESPNU (at 7 p.m.)

1:45 p.m.

Round of 16

Kamil Ocak Stadium

ESPNU, WatchESPN

1:45 p.m.

Round of 16

Istanbul Arena

ESPN3

Wed, Jul 3

10:45 a.m.

Round of 16

Kadir Has Stadium

ESPNU, WatchESPN

10:45 a.m.

Round of 16

Ataturk Stadium

ESPN3

1:45 p.m.

Round of 16

Akdeniz University Stadium

ESPNU, WatchESPN

1:45 p.m.

Round of 16

Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium

WatchESPN,
ESPNU (at 7 p.m.)

Sat, Jul 6

10:45 a.m.

Quarterfinals

Yeni Sehir Stadium

ESPNU, WatchESPN

1:45 p.m.

Quarterfinals

Ataturk Stadium

ESPNU, WatchESPN

Sun, Jul 7

10:45 a.m.

Quarterfinals

Kadir Has Stadium

ESPNU, WatchESPN

1:45 p.m.

Quarterfinals

Istanbul Arena

ESPNU, WatchESPN

Wed, Jul 10

10:45 a.m.

Semifinals

Ataturk Stadium

ESPNU, WatchESPN

1:45 p.m.

Semifinals

Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium

ESPNU, WatchESPN

Sat, Jul 13

10:45 a.m.

Third Place Match

Istanbul Arena

ESPNU, WatchESPN

1:45 p.m.

Final

Istanbul Arena

ESPN, WatchESPN

ESPN and Soccer in the United States:

ESPN is committed to offering comprehensive coverage of the world’s premier soccer events in the United States. ESPN is the English-language television home – and other languages, except Spanish – in the U.S. for the FIFA World Cup, the FIFA Confederations Cup and other FIFA events through 2014. The media company is also the English- and Spanish-language home of the UEFA European Football Championship through 2016™, and a collection of FIFA World Cup qualifying matches from UEFA nations – Spain, Germany, France and more. ESPN’s multimedia platforms also provide extensive coverage of a myriad of top-tier international leagues and Major League Soccer in the U.S., as well as telecasts of the United States National Team and Mexican National Team matches, international friendlies, and more.

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I am a graduate from BYU-Idaho with a communications degree. Currently I work as a freelance reporter for MRT and Texas Redzone Report. I also supply the national radio CFB information to College Pressbox. I use this blog, and a few other things, to keep my resources sharp and to provide quality information I feel others will enjoy.